> From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:17, Charles D. Russell wrote: > > > Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > > > > >>FYI, setup has a "Download from Internet" mode which > creates the cache > > >>without actually installing. > > > > But as I understand it, setup.exe ignores the cache and > looks only at what > > has been actually installed. So if you don't get all the > files you want in a > > single session, and don't install, then you have problems. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]@!!!@ > > It would be nice, for a *correct* statement not to be *incorrectly* > corrected. > > Run Setup. > Choose Download from Internet at the appropriate time. > In the 'Category' View, clikck on the word default to the > right of All. > Click again, until it shows 'reinstall'. > Now, switch to Full view, and observe that every installed package is > marked as 'retrieve'. > > Tada - one populated cache. > > Note: this will redownload everything, even if it is already in the > cache.
I'm confused. Isn't that exactly what Charles said? It ignores the cache and re-downloads everything? -- Ross Smith ...................... Pharos Systems, Auckland, New Zealand "It's never too soon to start planning, and, in fact, it's usually too late." -- Chad Orzel -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/